Saudi government launch transfer bid for Kylian Mbappe after PSG star is left out of club tour and put up for sale
SAUDI ARABIA have launched a stunning bid to bring Kylian Mbappe to the Saudi Pro-League.
The news comes after Kylian Mbappe was left out of PSG's squad for their pre-season tour of Japan.
Mbappe, 24, is refusing to extend his deal in Paris and has just a year left to run on his contract.
And PSG are keen to sort his future before the season starts, with the club unwilling to lose him on a free next year.
PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has set an internal deadline on the forward's future, with the club keen to have things decided before the season starts.
Khelaifi said during manager Luis Enrique's unveiling: "We want him [Mbappe] to stay but he can't leave for free."
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The prospect of Mbappe leaving for free would cause significant financial fair play issues for PSG - given the amount of transfer outlay and wages they have forked out for the forward.
Reports suggest that were Mbappe to walk away from the club at the end of his contract, PSG would have to let as many as four other stars go to fill the financial hole left by the Frenchman.
The expectation throughout the Mbappe saga has been that the forward would sign for Real Madrid - whether that be this summer or on a free next year.
But it appears that the Saudi league are now willing to test both Kylian Mbappe and PSG's resolve with a transfer offer.
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report that the Saudi government have begun the internal process of putting a deal in place.
The state are willing to offer the forward a lucrative deal having failed in the race for Lionel Messi.
The outlet reports that any move would see Mbappe jettisoned onto the side of Al-Hilal, who the Saudi government see as the league's premium side.
So far this window, Al-Hilal have signed Ruben Neves from Wolves, Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio.
While no details have been given regarding the wage Mbappe would be offered - it's safe to assume that the deal would be eye watering.
Jordan Henderson's move to Al-Ettifaq - a side not directly owned by the Saudi government - will see him earn £700,000-a-week.
It's likely that anything Mbappe is offered would dwarf that figure.